Myanmar Gov. banns private timber operations and cuts the teak prodution
Myanmar's government ordered the teak production to be reduced by 40% in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Also, it [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Metsä Wood puts EUR 23 million order for Raute improving their LVL mill
Raute Corporation received from Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Business Area of Metsä Group, orders totaling [...]
February 8, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
As Canada starts case at WTO, the US warns to replace Canadian goods for Chinese softwood imports
Canada has filed a wide-ranging complaint to the World Trade Organization, explaining how the US applies the punitive tarrifs [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Belarus organizes 3 joint ventures with EU wood pellet producing companies
Belarus wants to organize three joint ventures with European companies, as to manufacture wood pellets together. [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Guangdong wood-based panels exports went down in 2017
Chinese plywood exports from manufacturers in Guangdong Province fell in the first 11 months of 2017 with the largest drop [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China
Weaker logs demand in the EU keeps low prices in Central and West Africa
Central and West African producers are expressing confidence that the current price stability and steady order volumes for African species [...]
February 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Swedish sawmills invest in the expansion of lumber production capacity
Valutec is set to deliver three major TC continuous kilns to Västerbotten county in the norhern parts of Sweden [...]
February 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Enviva will acquire 500,000t of wood pellets annually from Portuguese company
Navigator, the Portugese forest industrial company, will sell its pellets business, together with the 500,000 [...]
February 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...North America / South America
Vietnam wooden products exports reach $9 billion in 2018
Vietnam's forestry products exports are forecast to reach $9 billion this year. The value of [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East
Valutec brings two more continuous kilns to Central Europe
Austria's Hasslacher Norica Timber and Germany's Robeta Holzindustrie have chosen Valutec to deliver two [...]
February 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
